It’s not the way it works. Humanity has been living this way for too long, grabbing whatever they can to ‘make themselves happy’. It doesn’t work like that — it never has, never will. All of our happiness and sadness is created internally.

Do some research in the true early days of America. The colonists came here and set up collectivist societies. In which everyone was supposed to work and only take what they needed.

It ended each time after enough people starved to death. There was no reason to work, since everyone was guaranteed the same slice of the pie at the end of the day.

The answer is not to get rid of money, but to bring back real money and get rid of fiat currency. Combine that with a 7 year Jubilee so that one doesn't spend his/her life in debt slavery, and we would have a much better society.

Do some research in the true early days of America. The colonists came here and set up collectivist societies. In which everyone was supposed to work and only take what they needed.

It ended each time after enough people starved to death. There was no reason to work, since everyone was guaranteed the same slice of the pie at the end of the day.

The answer is not to get rid of money, but to bring back real money and get rid of fiat currency. Combine that with a 7 year Jubilee so that one doesn't spend his/her life in debt slavery, and we would have a much better society.

Quoting: samanthasunflower

^^^THIS ^^^

ive seen and expierienced some attempts at collectivismwhat you generally end up with with a small number ofworkers who love what they are doing and share the fruits of that labor and a much larger group of lazy takers.

eventually the workers say F it,stop working and leave

even among early/primitive people there was some measureof barter and trade even though a large part of their efforts were group/collective orientated

It’s not the way it works. Humanity has been living this way for too long, grabbing whatever they can to ‘make themselves happy’. It doesn’t work like that — it never has, never will. All of our happiness and sadness is created internally.

A potlatch[1][2] is a gift-giving festival and primary economic system[3] practiced by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and United States. This includes Heiltsuk Nation, Haida, Nuxalk, Tlingit, Makah, Tsimshian,[4] Nuu-chah-nulth,[5] Kwakwaka'wakw,[3] and Coast Salish[6] cultures. The word comes from the Chinook Jargon, meaning "to give away" or "a gift"; originally from the Nuu-chah-nulth word p&#787;a&#269;i&#411;, to make a ceremonial gift in a potlatch.[1] It went through a history of rigorous ban by both the Canadian and United States' federal governments, and has been the study of many anthropologists.

I'm not saying this is how we should be....but outlawing it makes me think this type of social custom was not good or a threat for the "Western World" way or economic exchange?

If a group of people went to colonise another planet, what need would they have of money, or even barter systems? They would all simply work for the good of the community. Creative output, also, such as music and art, would be freely shared and enjoyed. There would be no such thing as 'copyright' because there would be no such thing as personal financial gain.

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 6905614

If only we could live in such a society ...

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 25014269

We can! A study shows that you only need 10% of a population to support an idea in order for it to become accepted. All we need is 750 000 000 people to want to give up money and the rest will follow along.

The only reason tptb have power over us is because we let them. This is our choice and we can change it if we want.